Milk and mail receptacle.



I'NVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 30, 1918.

2 MEETS-SHEET l VV/M/ N. R. WHITE.

MILK AND MML RECEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY :0. i917 WITNESSES N. R. WHI'FE.

MILK AND MAIL RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1911.

Patented July 30, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY lid NOAH R. WHITE, 01 DELTA, COLORADO.

MILK AND MAI: RECEPTACLE.

Speci fication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1918.

Application filed 3 .111118, 1917. Serial No. 179.713.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH R. lVHrrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Delta, in the county of Delta and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk and Mail Re ceptacles, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to an improvement in milk and mail receptacles and it is a pun pose of my invention to provide a receptacle which can be mounted to be outside of a dwelling, ofiice, or other building or room, andwhich is provided with a lock operable only from the inner side of the wall upon which the receptacle is mounted.

A further object resides in so constructing the parts that areceptacle or box and a locking mechanism of a standard size can he manufactured and placed upon the mar hot, and then when the parts are installed adjustment can be made to suit the device for the thickness of the wall on which the receptacle is fitted, and for other conditions.

A still further object is to so construct the parts that the cover of the receptacle will be held open when it is desired that the receptacle be left for placin of milk, mail, or other matter therein, and in so arranging the locking mechanism that as the door is closed it will be positively locked, means however being provided so that in this closing of the door an alarm will be sounded to thus indicate to a person within the building or room where the lock is locatedfthat the door has been closed.

lVith the above and other objects in view, which will be in part described and in part understood from the specification, drawings, and claims, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully set forth in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a View in section through a wall showing the structure of my invention mounted in a positidrT for use:

Fig. 2 is a view taken at substantially a right angle to the disclosure in Fig 1;

Fig. 3 is a view with parts in section, showing the arrangement of the structure on the inner side of the wall upon which the parts are mounted;

Fig. 4 is a View in elevation of the receptacle and showin the covers of the parts thereof open; am

Fi 5 is a. fragmentary detail View to better il lustrate certain of the adjustment fea tures.

The wall generally indicated by the reference numeral 1 of any character, and in setting the device of my invention it is only necessary to provide the opening 2 for the locking rod and lo form holes for reception of the fasteuings 3, although even in this latter instance it will he understood that screws might be used rather than the fastening bolts 3: and thus. it will be seen that the device can be fitted for use upon brick. stone, frame, or other walls, without the necessity of the employment of skilled mechanics and without materially cutting into or mutilaling the wall.

The main receiving receptacle 4, which in the present instance is disclosed as constitut ing the two compartments 5 and 6, one of which might be for the bottles, packages or the like. and the other for use as a mail box, is made to be suhstau iially continuous throughout its side and bottom walls. and at the top the front and Side walls are cut away lo provide the bevel, at the upper edge of which the doors '7 and 8 are hinged. The purpose in providing bevclerl doors or doors setting at an angle is to preclude the possibility of water standing upon these covers or finding its way into the compartments of the receptacle, as when the rovers are inclined water will readily drain oil", If desired, the com 'iartments might have alettvr slot tube 9 provided thereon so that even though the cover is closed and locked, mail matter can he placed within this receptaclc. As has been slated. the bolts 3. or other suitable fasteniugs are passed through the rear wall of the receptacle and then are fastened in or through the wall. The opening 2, which substantially a slot formed horizontally through the Wall, is somewhat below the upper line of the hack of the receptacle, and thus when the receptacle is mounted in place, rain, snow. and the like cannot drive through this opening and on the other hand the atmospheric air will not. readily find its way through the opening. A bracket member 10 is mounted on the lower side of the cover 7 adjacent the hinge connection thereof. and a similar bracket 11 is carried on the lower side of the cover or door 8. the structure of these brackets being better shown in Fig. 5. A plurality of openings 12 are provided through each of the reception of milk opening 2 n'a n-land the extension hars l haveopem ug; ll herrlhrongh \\'llltll will registerwith the openings 1; and oil! permit passage lhttt'l'iil'otigfii of a bolt 1?, or other suitable pivot fastening liv severing the belt or other fastenlng through the registering openings 19 provided at the l reo en sthereof, the bolts 20 being provided to be fitted through registering openings of the bars 13 and of the 100k bars 16 and 17 to thus eon nect these members to be substantially con tinuous, substantially as shown in Fig. 2. A base plate 21 is adapted to be fitted on the inner side of the wall 1, and might be held in place by means of the fastenings 3. where these fastenings are made to form a bolt extending entirely through the wall or screws or other fastenings might he used to mount the base plate in the proper position upon the nner side of the wall. T iis base plate is preferably made of sheet metal whirl; is folded over at the upper edge of the base plate and then after being bent hark to form a keeper 22 is extended out to provide a guide brarket 23 after whirh the end ot the plate is bI'OlIP'llt inwardly and is eonneeted as at 24, with the lower edge of the base plate 21. Th folded over portion of the strip as hereinlwfore just desrrihed is slotted, through at 25 and 26, for the rerep tion of the locking bars 16 and l? whirh are thus mounted to he vapabie of sliding move went above the guide bracket port ion 23. A bell 27. or other suitable alarm or signal means, is mounted within the routines oi the part of the sheet metal nu-lnher where the same is extended from the guide hrarhel lit to the lower end of the base plate ill. and th operating lever 25% ot' thi hell is disposed ust slightly below 'the guide lnnvket l t. \Yllltl! latter is slotted through as shown at 99 and 30, substantially just beneath the lot-king liars It; and IT. .-prin; lingers iii are rarried hy the lol'liing hars it, and ii and extend down through the slotted tillt'll' ings l9 and 30 of the hraelu-t plate 2;) so that as these bars are moved forwardly or are shoved through the slot 2 in the wall. the spring lingers will ride over the opt-rat ing iever 28 of the hell 27. but as thohars l6 and 17 are again extended from the inner side of the wall the spring lingers 31 will engage with the hell operatiun: lever 38 and BEST AVAILABLE in rmwequenre this lever-"will be shifted to ring; the hell,

limiting levers 32 and iil'l'are pivotally mininted within the keeper 22 formed by folding over the material of the base plate 2!, and these looking levers have portions thereof extended to be substantially above the slotted openings 25 and 26, the. springs lit and being provided to normally exert resilient force against the locking lever to so ing the ends thereof to be within the lines of the slotted openings 25 and 26. A looking notch 36 is provided in each of the lorking bars 16 and t7, and a notch 37 is formed in eat-h of the locking lH'tIS adjacent the end thereof, these notches 36 and 37 being so po sitioned that as the bars are moved endwise through the slotted 0 looking lovers 32 an the sprin s 3t and 35 to engage, in the notches. he locking levers 32 and 33 have the finger pieces 38 and 39 provided thereon and thus when it is desired to swing these looking levers against, the force exerted by the s ring. this can be done by simply pressin diiwn upon the finger pieces 38 and 39. it will o course be understood that the rear wall of the reeeptacle has the slotted openings 40 for the passage of the extension bars 13, and when the device is to be mounted in a position for use. the receptacle will he so secured upon the outer side of the wall that the openings 40 thereof register with the slot 2 provided through the wall, and the base plate 21 will be mounted. on the inner side of the wall with the oponin 25 and ill in the keeper portion 22 thereo substantially horizontally alined with the opening i l of the back wall of the rereptarle 4. The lot-king liars ll' and 17 and the extension lHlI'S l3 rennet-ted tln-rewithhy means of the bolts 20 are so adjusted that they neeonnno- I ate. substantially the thickness of the wall, and thenthe bolt 15 is so passed through the openings 12 and it that whenthe lorking lovers 3) and 33 are engaged in the uotehes fill of the bars W and 17. the doors or cover nn-luhers T and la will he held rlosed, the purpose in providing the plurality of opeu lugs l2 and it being to areomplish minute :nljustinents ol the extension bars 13 upon the hrarliet members it? and ll so that the covers 7 and S will he brought down tightly against the walls of the rereptarle l. to thus positively guard against rain. snow, and the liltldriving in under the rover, and also against the insertion of an instrument to he used in prying up the rover and further, it will he appreeiated that where desired flanges might he provided along the edges of the (overs to give additional protection. As has liven stalrth the bell 27 is earried by parts or formed in conjunction wi the base late 21. With the parts ienings 25 and 2th the 33 will be urgial by mount/ad as above set forth, when the covers or doors 1 and 8 are moved to losed position, the iocle iug levers I52 and 33 will engage in the notelw 36 of the locking bars 16 and 17, and consequently these bars will he positively held against movement: through the slot :1 of the wall,- however, when pressure is exerted upon the finger pieces 38 and 39, the locking levers will he swung to inoperative relations eyen against the pressure of the springs 11? and 35, and then by exerting pressure upon the inner ends of the locking bars [(3 and 17. the same may be moved through the slot or opening 2 and the covers 7 and S will he raised to give access to the compartments of the receptacle. hen the parts have been brought to this relation and the locking levers are again released, they a ill engage in the notches 37 and thus the covers will he held against being closed to casual movement or through their own gravity weight, however. when it is desired to close covers, it is only necessary to exert sufficient downward swinging .force tlwreagainst that the locking levers will be disengaged from the relatively shallow notches ST and then the locking bars will be moved inwardly to such extent: that the spring fingers 31 thereof will engage, with the bell operating lever 28 to cause the alarm or signal to be sounded, following which the spring finger will ride over this operating lever and the locking bars will he moved to bring the notches 36 thereof to :1. relation to be engaged by the locking levers, in which relation the parts are positively locked and secured. Due to the fact that the fingers 31 are made of the spring type, as the locking bars 16 and 17 are moved in one direction, he spring fingers will have no effect upon the hell operating lever 28 but will ride freely thereover, while upon movement of the bars in the opposite direction the fingers will engage with and swing the bell operating lever to operate the bell and thus signal to occupants of the building or room, that one or both of the covers or doors have been closed down.

From the foregoing it: will be seen that I have provided a structure which adapts itself particularly for use by householders or others, and which provides a receptacle mounted to be accessible from outside of a building or room, and yet provided with locking means which will be positively locked and secured when a cover for the reecptacle is closed, and which at the same time cannot be released or unlocked except by a person within the building or room, and while I have herein shown and de theopening of scribed only one certain specific form and construction of the parts, and one particular manner of mounting the same, it will be understood that changes and variations might, be resorted to, and hence I wish to be limited to only such points as may be set forth in the claims.

I claim:---

1'. A milk and paper receptacle including a receiving receptacle to be mounted on the outer side of a wall having an opening formed transversel thcrethrough, said receiving receptacle having an opening through the rear wall thereof in line with the Wall, a base plate mounted on the inner side 04" the wall bent to form a supporting bracket for the alarm, and provided with an opening lined up with the opening of the wall and that of the receiving receptacle, a cover for said receiving receptacle, a bracket carried by said cover, a locking lever carried by the base plate adjacent the opening thereof, a locking bar provided with a notch for reception of the locking lever slidably mounted through the opening of the base plate and having its end bent to support a spring finger adapted to operate said alarm, and an extension bar adjustably connected with said locking bar and connected with the bracket of the cover.

2 A milk and paper receptacle including a receiving receptacle to be mounted on the outer side of a wall having an opening formed transversely therethrough, said receiving receptacle having an opening through the rear wall thereof in line with the opening of the wall, a base plate mounted on the inner side of the wall and provided with an opening alined with the opening of the wall and that of the receiving receptacle, a cover for said receiving receptacle. a bracket carried by said cover, a locking lever carried by the base plate adjacentthe opening thereof, a locking bar slidably mounted through the opening of the base plate and provided with a notch for reception of the locking lever, an extension bar adjustable connected with said locking bar and (.Ollnefittd with the bracket of the cover, an alarm hell mounted upon the base, plate, and a spring finger carried by said locking bar to operate said alarm bell to automatically announce the closing and locking of the cover.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NOAH R. WHITE.

Witnesses:

E. Mi Gms. 

